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What Is It Wednesday- Item Six

Whole Foods is a great place to introduce your family to new foods.

It can be expensive at times. Okay, it is expensive all the time, unless it is a rare sale.

I only go there once a month or so, and that is only because the one Whole Foods in my area just happens to be very close to my in laws house. I will say though that it has been a great place to find new and unusual foods to try.

I picked these up a few weeks ago there. Do you know what they are?

What Is It Wednesday- Item Six was last modified: 9 Jul, 2018 by Lynn Walls

lol I never knew what they were till I got them from my CSA and had to google them. I never did find a good way to cook them before the season ended. If you have a particularly tasty recipe, I might be tempted to try again!

Money Saving Queen teaches coupon classes there specifically designed for Whole Foods. It can actually be very inexpensive if you use coupons and time their sales right. I used to shop there more but like you living further from it now makes it harder to get there. Maybe someday there will be one near my house.

I have never had dandelion greens, but they look like they’d be a great addition to a salad!

Dandelion greens make great pasta! Use any spinach pasta recipe and substitute dandelion, yum! When I lived in Italy my neighbor showed me how to make it. You can use it like any other green as well, Southern style cooked with salt pork and garlic then served with pepper vinegar.

Dandelion greens…my grandfather found them on the farm under old boards (not as bitter and not as dark green as when exposed to direct sun) …my mother prepared them like wilted lettuce. Fry bacon and reserve a tablespoon or two of grease in which chopped onions are sauteed until transparent; add bacon pieces, onion, sugar and vinegar and cook until sugar is dissolved. Pour over greens and enjoy!

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